“Robot Chicken: Star Wars” — The Farce is strong with this one.

It took me a while to come around to the tastiness of Adult Swim’s “Robot Chicken.” I’m all for knee-to-the-groin humor, thank you very much, but when it began that was all there was.

Once the “Chicken” started to serve up piping hot nuggets of pop culture satire a few episodes into its first season, I became a convert. As such, “Robot Chicken: Star Wars,” probably the first Swim piece to completely pander to the impish desires of its fan base, was not a hard sell. Most Adult Swim fans are “Star Wars” fans too. Throw in “Robot Chicken’s” children-of-the-’80s humor, and you’ve got two great tastes that taste great together.

Even if you are not a total “Star Wars” fanatic, you will laugh hard at this special. I mean, milk- spraying-out-of-your-nostrils hard. Try not to drink anything between 10 and 10:30 p.m. on Sunday, or at the top of every hour after that until 6 a.m. when it repeats, because it will transform your face into a leaky faucet. Nobody wants that.

You can tell this half-hour special is a dream come true for “Robot Chicken” creators Seth Green and Matt Senreich, two guys who turned a rude sense of humor and nostalgia into a popular stop-motion animated series (with episodes that are typically 15 minutes long) for adults.

Given the sheer volume of action figures connected to the “Star Wars” universe, it was only a matter of time before Green and Senreich set their sights on Luke, Leia and the rest.

But we can understand if there was trepidation. “Star Wars” just hit its 30 anniversary in May, and ever since its first installment hit theaters, the franchise has been ransacked for humor by kids, comics, all variety of hacks and, god help us, Kevin Smith. Taking it on after all of that is a tall task, one easily flubbed.

The “Chicken” boys not only do the franchise justice, they lined up a galaxy of stars for the occasion: Conan O’Brien, Robert Smigel, Malcolm McDowell, Hulk Hogan, James Van Der Beek, Donald Faison, Abraham Benrubi, Breckin Meyer and Joey Fatone all took part.

Perhaps the most recognizable voice belongs to Seth MacFarlane, who works with Green on “Family Guy.” Now you’ll know why Emperor Palpatine suspiciously sounds a lot like Stewie Griffin. (On a side note, “Family Guy” will premiere its own ode to “Star Wars” next season.)

The resulting string of snippets creates a sublime parody of signature “Star Wars” moments while also poking fun at the rampant merchandising that accompanied each flick. That the whole thing has George Lucas’ blessing only makes it better. Lucas lends his voice to his clay figure in a “Chicken” skit that imagines him at a “Star Wars” convention — more cute than hysterical, but that’s fine. Other scenes take up the slack.

One of the best is a send-up of that famous scene from “Empire Strikes Back,” when Darth Vader finally reveals the truth to Luke — actually voiced by Mark Hamill.

“Robot Chicken: Star Wars” treats the original trilogy with more kindness than the prequels, and
Green and Senreich couldn’t resist the urge to make Luke Skywalker take one to the family jewels. The show is what it is. But that moment, along with the rest, is all in good fun.

As mentioned above, “Robot Chicken: Star Wars” airs every hour on the hour as part of a “Robot Chicken” marathon running between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. on Sunday.

Three of the skits in the “Star Wars” special have already aired on Adult Swim, including the popular “Emperor’s Phone Call,” which you can preview below. (This was the skit that led LucasFilm to contact Senreich and Green about posting the film on the official “Star Wars” Web site, which grew into a pitch meeting for this special.)

I’ve also included a “Star Wars” consolation prize for any sad sack who tuned into Comedy Central’s “Lil’ Bush” and was subjected to a premise that’s so far past its sell-by date that it has aged into horribly tasteless stupid cheese. (I mean, Lil’ Rummy? Hasn’t the real guy been gone since November? C’mon.)